Feminine Roadmap

Today on Feminine Roadmap, Gina and Donna talk about how to shine bright in a dark world. We all know that into every life a little rain must fall but how do we navigate the challenges in such a way that our light doesn't dim? This episode investigates what it looks like to shine your light bright in a dark world even when you are struggling to find the shaft of light within your own world. Learn how awareness creates a powerful perspective and how to avoid the slippery slopes of negative thinking. If you find it hard to shine bright in a dark world, join us so you can be encouraged and empowered to keep your light shining even whne things aren't the way you would like them to be. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and a girlfriend, hit play and find some light to lead you on! www.feminineroadmap.com

Today on Feminine Roadmap Gina shares why today's episode is not the usual format. Sometimes life throws curveballs and sometimes it comes through awful people ransoming your computer files. So todays' episode is a little about navigating the challenges of technology, jerky people and finding a way to overcome anyway. Join Gina for this short live, raw recording where you will hear apologies and hard lessons. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and listen in for just a few.

Today on Feminine Roadmap Gina and Donna tackle how to master the art of progress over perfection. As women, the challenge of striving for perfection in our day to day lives can hinder us from being our best selves. When mastering the art of progress over perfection we need to be able to identify what perfectionism looks like in our lives, what motivates us to believe that perfection is the standard and how to shift the way that we are thinking about our outcomes. Perfection is insidious, we find ourselves slowly being less and less productive, joyful and motivated. In this episode you will learn how to identify where perfection is hindering you and some tools to help you overcome that mindset. Listen in to understand how progress is a better standard and motivator for our everyday lives. If you want to master the art of progress over perfection then grab a cuppa something wonderful, a journal and press play - you will be so glad you did!!

Today on Feminine Roadmap, our guest Blair Massey will be sharing how we can take the stress out of looking our best. Blair will be teaching tips and resources that will empower us as women to look and feel our best in our midlife journey. Join us as Blair talks about the difference between body shape and proportion as well as what difference that makes when buying a wardrobe. You will learn great tips like basic shoe guidelines, the way color impacts your overall appearance, how the shape of your face affects what kinds of necklines, glasses and haircuts look best on you. This episode is loaded with empowering information that will truly help women take the stress out of looking their best! Ladies, we do not have to resign ourselves to looking frumpy, old, dull or tired! Join us today to gain powerful insights into looking your very best no matter what your style! Grab a cuppa something wonderful and a shopping buddy (because you're going to want to apply your new knowledge right away!) then press play, you will be more fabulous in no time!

On today's episode of Feminine Roadmap, Gina and Donna tackle the difficult topic of how to overcome emotional eating. For many women (and men) emotional eating is a daily struggle- feelings of overwhelm, fear, guilt, frustration, sadness, and many other emotions drive us to food to find a way to ease the emotional load. The good news is that we don't have to be held hostage to food, we can learn to deal with our emotions in a healthy, healing way. Emotional eating does not have to be a way of life if we begin to develop the tools and resources necessary to take back control. Listen in to this episode for specific tools and strategies to overcome emotional eating and free yourself from the vicious cycle of eating to cope instead of eating to live. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and a friend who can benefit from this podcast episode!

On today's episode meet our friend Cecilia Gorman, a single mom and entrepreneur who shares her definition of empowerment and the path it has taken her on. Listen in as Cecilia unpacks her own journey of empowerment from a corporate job to working for herself. If you are woman who has goals and dreams you want to accomplish but feel unsure of how or what to do, Cecilia will encourage you to trust the process and take ownership of those dreams. You will learn what it looks like to create alignment and clarity in your life, tips for balance and a new way to define success. Even if you are not an entrepreneur, Cecilia has a word of encourangement and empowerment for you. Grab a girlfriend and a cuppa something wonderful and join us for this empowering conversation! 

On today's episode of Feminine Roadmap Gina and Donna invite their guest, holistic practitioner and MD, Dr. Ingrid Lai to share all about peri-menopause and menopause. In this show you will be able to get some of your most frustrating questions answered about menopause. Dr. Lai is insightful, knowledgeable and excellent at communicating the sometimes confusing information we women hear about the process of menopause. You will learn the truth about what menopause is, what it does and what we can do to navigate it well. Dr Lai will be sharing how long is "normal", what role self care plays, as well as the impact of emotional and environmental factors. Have you ever wondered what natural options you have to help deal with the hormonal changes that come along with menopause? Well you can wonder no more! This episode is chock full of powerful and life changing information that you are not going to want to miss out on. So call a friend, grab a cuppa something wonderful and get some answers to your menopause questions!

On today's episode of Feminine Roadmap Gina and Donna talk about how to separate the truth from the lies. Along the journey of life, women often find themselves held hostage to thoughts that they believe to be truth but are they? How often have we spoken things over ourselves or others that are opinion and not truth? How often do we allow what others have said to or about us over the years to define us? So many times we can easily find ourselves accepting the words people say, even the words we say, to become a form of truth. In this episode you are going to learn how to begin to identify how to separate the truth from the lies, how to begin to change the way you think and speak about yourself, how to begin to shift your paradigm to a more supportive, honest, and empowering way of thining and speaking about yourself as well as others. We encourage you to grab a cuppa something wonderful, a good friend, and an open heart to receive a new perspective on truth and lies- your future self will thank you!

Today on Feminine Roadmap learn the basics of essential oils with our special guest Liz Reyes, a Gold Leader with Young Living. If you're curious about essential oils, new to essential oils or just want to add more knowledge to your love of them, this episode is just for you. Liz shares why essential oils, how to choose them, and the basics of using them. Learn how essential oils are a great way to support, maintain and promote overall wellness. Liz also shares how you can incorporate essential oils into your household cleaning, sharing how to minimize toxins within your home. We invite you to grab a cuppa something wonderful and a good friend then hit play and listen to this powerful episode that wil uplevel your health, your home and your life. 

Today on Feminine Roadmap, Gina and Donna delve into the power of feminine connection and how powerful our female friendships really are. They also challenge the lies we women tell ourselves about our need for female connection and our tendency toward overlooking the power of those connections. Many times we women are so busy pouring into the lives of others that our own cups run dry, often we have difficulty recognizing how low our reserves really are. So join in today for some wisdom, encouragement and sound advice about the power of feminine connections and how they can literally save your life!

Today on Feminine Roadmap Gina and Donna talk about homeschooling with a twist- homeschooling and grandkids. Gina and Donna, both retired homeschoolers, have seen a trend in homeschooling of grandparents being a big part of their grandchildren's educational journey. They share their own experiences and philosophies as well as ways that grandparents can create an educational environment for their grandchildren. These ideas can also be used to build the love of learning with nieces, nephews, or any other child you have the privilege to care for. Join in on this enlightening and inspiring conversation about creating a love of learning in the lives of the children in your life. We encourage you to grab a cuppa something wonderful and a friend then click play. Don't forget to subscribe to Feminine Roadmap so you don't miss any episodes and please leave a rating and comments! 

Today on Feminine Roadmap Gina and Donna share how to go from whining to winning. So often as women we get into the habit of complaining and whining about our lives, our circumstances, our marriages, our children, and a myriad of other things. On this episode the discussion helps women navigate our perspectives on life and how to turn them around, how to become more aware of our habits and what it takes to change them. In order for women to go from whining to winning, we must learn to separate the truth from the lies, the stories from the reality and initiate the changes necessary to live a winning life. Once we have created a more winning mindset we can turn out setbacks into comebacks! Grab a cuppa something wonderful, a good friend and join in on this powerful and life changing conversation, you'll be so glad you did!

Today on Feminine Roadmap, Gina and Donna talk about the joys and challenges of parenting adult children. As women transition out of the child rearing years into the next season of parenting, understanding how to navigate can sometimes seem to be unclear. Parenting adult children can be a difficult transition especially if your children are still living at home. Gina and Donna discuss the effects of cultural shifts and personal experiences on the smoothness of the transition. Join in on this timely discussion and consider this personal relationship dance of parenting adult children. 

On today's episode of Feminine Roadmap, Donna introduces us to her friend and personal trainer Jojo  Abs are Made in the Kitchen has been born from JoJo's own experiences from her personal physical journey as a woman in midlife.  You aren't going crazy, you really are experiencing changes in your body shape, mind frame and get up and go but JoJo encourages us that it doesn't have to be our fate. She shares simple fitness tips that women in their middle years can easily apply and see real results in our bodies, moods, and energy levels. If you want to learn how abs are made in the kitchen and other great fitness truths, grab a cuppa something wonderful and tune in to get back in the driver seat of your health and fitness.

Today on Feminine Roadmap, Gina and Donna take us from frumpy to fabulous in a fun conversation about fashion and beauty. You won't want to miss out on the great tips, tricks, and resources that will help you get re-inspired to guild the lily! Closets and makeup bags get a makeover as Gina and Donna dig into new ways to think about your beauty dollars and ways to maximize your closet space. So go ahead and call a girlfriend, grab a cuppa something wonderful and get ready to become even more fabulous!!